> It's true that Epstein did some of this, but from a pure power perspective, he would have gotten better returns by allocating his science money/time towards p

> It's true that Epstein did some of this, but from a pure power perspective, he would have gotten better returns by allocating his science money/time towards politicians directly. That carries the risk of ending up with a felony campaign finance violation like Dinesh D'Souza's. Epstein was evil, not stupid.